Just as no great painting has ever been created by a committee, no great vision has ever emerged from the herd.
WARREN G. BENNISLeaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
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You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.
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Great groups deliver great results. And for everyone involved in a great group, great work is its own reward.
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What makes a good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity leaders are increasingly dependent on their subordinates for good information, whether the leaders want to hear it or not.
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There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
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Understand the “Gretzky Factor”: Cultivate an instinct, a “touch”, call it what you will, that enables you to know both where the “puck” is now and where it will be soon.
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Those who take risks walk the high wire with no fear of falling.
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Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.
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Without character, there is no credibility; and without credibility, there is no trust.
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The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.
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The leader…is rarely the brightest person in the group. Rather they have extraordinary taste, which makes them more curators than creators. They are appreciators of talent and nurturers of talent and they have the ability to recognize valuable ideas.
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Servant leadership teaches us that you have to lay your cards on the table.
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Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
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Government is like an onion. To understand it, you have to peel through many different layers. Most outsiders never get beyond the first or second layer.
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Successful leadership is not about being tough or soft, sensitive or assertive, but about a set of attributes. First and foremost is character
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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Effective leaders make a full commitment to be a learner, to keep increasing and nourishing their knowledge and wisdom.
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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.
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Leaders are people who do the right thing: managers are people who do things right. Both roles are crucial, but they differ profoundly. I often observe people in top positions doing wrong things well.
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Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.
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This duality, making yourself better while teaching and developing others’ judgment capabilities, is the key to leadership that is both productive and principled.
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This is more than just having a vision. You can see the difference in the often-cited way in which Steve Jobs brought in John Sculley to take over Apple.
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Judgment without character is expediency… or worse.
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People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas, fitting in instead of standing out.
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The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership.
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Something that made them feel that desperate sense of hitting bottom-as something they thought was almost a necessity. It’s as if at that moment the iron entered their soul; that moment created the resilience that leaders need.
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Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
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